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Nobu to Enter British Real Estate Market With UK’s Tallest Tower Outside London

Nobu to Enter British Real Estate Market With UK’s Tallest Tower Outside London
15 April 2025
 

Manchester City Council has approved a planning application for a £360 million landmark development featuring a hotel, restaurant, and the UK’s first Nobu-branded residences. 

 

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In partnership with Nobu Hospitality, property developer Salboy and its construction partner Domis will deliver a 160-bedroom hotel, a restaurant and 452 luxury apartments. This will be Nobu’s first venture into branded luxury properties in the UK, and the apartments will be decorated with Japanese-inspired interiors. Nobu dining and room service will be available to residents, as well as a swimming pool, spa, podium garden, and gym.

The tower will be elevated above ground with its foundations built under a Grade II listed former railway viaduct. Standing at 246 metres, Nobu Manchester will be the UK’s tallest building outside of London.

The plans also include a second 23-storey tower on Great Bridgewater Street, with 133 new apartments aimed at the affordable homes market.

The project is part of the second phase of the SimpsonHaugh-designed Viadux scheme in central Manchester to regenerate an 80,000 sq ft brownfield site. It was previously home to the iconic Bauer Millett car showroom, which closed in 2016.

The first phase saw the construction of a 40-storey residential tower, with a lobby that features one of the largest private residential aquariums in the city, home to 23 varieties of tropical fish and corals. 

Simon Ismail, Managing Director of Salboy, said: “We are delighted with the Council’s decision to approve our plans to complete the Viadux masterplan. Viadux promises to deliver a neighbourhood of high-quality, design-led homes that meet Manchester’s substantial need for accommodation at a range of price points and tenure types, while bringing to the Manchester cityscape a truly crowning feature. 

“As the location of not just the tallest tower outside London but a large number of high quality affordable homes, Viadux has the potential to become a symbol of this city’s aspirations and confidence in itself. Viadux now promises to shape not only Manchester’s skyline for years to come, but the city’s sense of identity on the global stage.”

Picture: a CGI showing the full height of Nobu Manchester. Image Credit: ©Nobu Hospitality

Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 15 April 2025

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